The River Alde, Suffolk, seen from Snape Bridge (B1069, Bridge Road) alongside Snape Maltings. Running alongside the River Alde for most of its route, the early part of the Sailors Path, leading from Snape Maltings to Aldeburgh, is seen in this picture...

The River Alde, Suffolk, seen from Snape Bridge (B1069, Bridge Road) alongside Snape Maltings. Running alongside the River Alde for most of its route, the early part of the Sailors Path, leading from Snape Maltings to Aldeburgh, is seen in this picture...

The River Alde, Suffolk, seen from Snape Bridge (B1069, Bridge Road) alongside Snape Maltings. Running alongside the River Alde for most of its route, the early part of the Sailors Path, leading from Snape Maltings to Aldeburgh, is seen in this picture...

Approaching Snape Bridge, Bridge Road, B1069 at the Snape end of the Sailors Path from Aldeburgh. On the left are Snape Maltings with the Thames Barge, Sygnet, moored alongside. Running alongside the River Alde for most of its route the Sailors Path...

Snape Maltings seen from Snape Bridge at the start of the Sailors Path. Running alongside the River Alde for much of its route the Sailors Path leads from Snape Bridge alongside Snape Maltings, to Aldeburgh, in Suffolk. In 1727, smugglers using the path...

Dublin City Council commissioned Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava - the world's leading bridge designer - to create the Samuel Beckett Bridge which connects the north and south sides of the River Liffey halfway between the Seán O'Casey...

Dublin City Council commissioned Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava - the world's leading bridge designer - to create the Samuel Beckett Bridge which connects the north and south sides of the River Liffey halfway between the Seán O'Casey...

The start of the Sailors Path seen from Snape Bridge. Running alongside the River Alde for much of its route the Sailors Path leads from Snape Bridge alongside Snape Maltings, to Aldeburgh, in Suffolk. In 1727, smugglers using the path set upon Jeremiah...

The traditional Thames Barge, 'Edme' taking part in the annual barge race in September 2011. The barges leave Bateman's Tower, Brightlingsea and race along the coast and back. The 'Edme' is chartered by Edme Consortium. Edme Ltd...

Numerous small boats headed by barge with bells ringing proceed along River Thames under London Bridge as part of the Queen?s Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant, taken from Tower Bridge, London, UK, 3rd June 2012

Roller Bridge or Inclined Plane for raising and lowering canal barges from one level to another. In this example power is supplied by a water wheel through gearing. From Bernard Forest de Belidor Architecture Hydraulique Paris, 1737. Engraving

Discarded spiral staircases at Boat Lift 1 (Ascenseur 1) on the Canal du Centre, a World Heritage Site in La Louviere, Hainaut, Walloon Region, Belgium, Europe. The lifts were built in the 19th century to allow barging of coal out of the Borinage area...